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package org.springframework.rules.reporting;

import org.springframework.rules.constraint.Constraint;

/**
 * A message translator which translates validation results into a human
 * readable form.
 * 
 * @author Mathias Broekelmann
 * 
 */
public interface MessageTranslator {

	String getMessage(Constraint constraint);

	String getMessage(String objectName, Constraint constraint);

	String getMessage(String objectName, Object rejectedValue,
			Constraint constraint);

	String getMessage(String objectName, ValidationResults results);

	String getMessage(PropertyResults results);

}
